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[Talas]

Dead reported but nobody knows much besides the turkish TV.

Live streaming here, I just saw a helicopter droping commandos on the ships. You can hear gunfire from time to time.

http://gazafreedommarch.org/cms/en/home.aspx

 

[Ezduo]

Sounds unnecessary but I guess we'll find out soon enough.

 

[Mii]

Isn't Netanyahu visiting the US soon?

 

[Veidt]

Somali pirates attacked an aid vessel a few months ago too. What's the difference again?
Oh yeah, these are the good guys.

Spoiler

booyah! The thread starts off with a bang!

 

[Talas]

I think they just showed a dead guy on the live feed...

 

[ravien56]

The fuck?

 

[ollin]

That really sends them a message.

 

[Talas]

The fuck?

Apparaently Israel is killing civilians in international waters live on the internet for the whole world to see.

 

[slider]

Any official Israeli statements yet on why they gave this the go ahead? If they do it'll no doubt be the alleged presence of munitions or something on board.

Man, Israel really needs some independent advice on how actions will be perceived. I guess you could call it "PR".

 

[Kapsama]

The caption below the video reads "2 dead".

edit: and 30+ wounded

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Israel, 1940s, something something somewhere somewhere.

All good. Move along, nothing to see here.

But in all seriousness, we should wait for more news to come out on this.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Isn't Netanyahu visiting the US soon?

Does it matter?

US is Israel's bitch and will always be its bitch.

The current administration tried to just criticize consturction plans and everybody was up in Arms about it. :lol :lol :lol

 

[Veidt]

Any official Israeli statements yet on why they gave this the go ahead? If they do it'll no doubt be the alleged presence of munitions or something on board.

Man, Israel really needs some independent advice on how actions will be perceived. I guess you could call it "PR".

Who cares about PR when you've got the US bending over.

 

[Talas]

One of the veterans from the USS Liberty is aboard one of those ships, this must bring back bad memories for him.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

BBC has picked it up.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/10195838.stm

let me guess. there will be no outrage in US over this.

One of the veterans from the USS Liberty is aboard one of those ships, this must bring back bad memories for him.

Hopefully he is alive and well. If he isn't the US media will brand him as a Palestinian sympathizer so it won't matter.

 

[msv]

No mention of the stream? They said that there's no contact, what? They're streaming it right now... right?

 

[KHarvey16]

They're breaking a blockade?

 

[SimpleDesign]

let me guess. there will be no outrage in US over this.

Screw you buddy, not all of us are Zionist apologists.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

They're breaking a blockade?

Yea, in fact they had a nuke on borad to break the blockade.

Screw you buddy, not all of us are Zionist apologists.

When I say US, I mean the Media and Congress and the Government.

 

[giga]

So many anti-semites in this thread!

 

[Cmagus]

so senseless way to go

 

[cartoon_soldier]

So many anti-semites in this thread!

not sure if serious.gif

 

[SimpleDesign]

When I say US, I mean the Media and Congress and the Government.

Oh, well in that case I apologize for telling you to screw yourself.

 

[KHarvey16]

Yea, in fact they had a nuke on borad to break the blockade.

Ah I see, it's gonna be one of those threads. Carry on then.

 

[ollin]

AP and Yahoo just posted it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100531/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_palestinians

 

[Kapsama]

A lot of tools on that ship in any case.

 

[squicken]

If this is a boat of freedom, who are the Israelis exchanging fire with?

 

[ItAintEasyBeinCheesy]

C'mon guys give us an hour or two to spin this so Israel looks like the victim, you guys should totally stop jumping to conclusions.

A lot of tools on that ship in any case.

Tools of Mass Destruction!. Nuclear Hammers, armour piercing nails, mustard concrete, surface to air wood!. Dont get me started on food.... grenade potatoes, semi automatic carrots.

 

[Byakuya769]

So many anti-semites in this thread!

better not be serious.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

If this is a boat of freedom, who are the Israelis exchanging fire with?

You are right. Ship is actually carrying Osama Bin Laden with his Taliban fighters.

 

[diunxx]

SMFH.

 

[giga]

I should have added a sarcasm spoiler.

 

[Lazy vs Crazy]

Is there any confirmation that this is in international waters?

 

[Calantus]

Turkey said they would respond militarily if this happened.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Turkey said they would respond militarily if this happened.

Yea...won't happen either.

 

[Peronthious]

...

Read a news report earlier about them getting warned. Go Israel.

:\

 

[Kapsama]

Turkey said they would respond militarily if this happened.

Link?

 

[Buba Big Guns]

lol israel

from bbc

The six-ship flotilla left international waters off the coast of Cyprus on Sunday and was expected to arrive in Gaza later on Monday.

Israel has said it would stop the boats, calling the campaign a "provocation intended to delegitimise Israel".

An economic blockade was imposed by Israel after the Islamist movement Hamas took power in Gaza.

Israel says it allows about 15,000 tones of humanitarian aid into Gaza every week.

But the United Nations says this is less than a quarter of what is needed.

 

[speculawyer]

Again?

 

[ElectricBlue187]

wtf is this I don't see any ship sinking just an ugly blonde woman

 

[Fularu]

Up to 10 people dead now and 30 injured.

The reason to attack the convoy was that "it was an attempt to deligitimize Israel by giving aid to people in Gaza"

That's sooo insulting!

 

[Dabanton]

Absolutely embarrassing.

But the Israel military never feels any shame about what it does. Always an excuse for why people have to die.

We'll see how this develops.

 

[soul]

as far as I know the Israeli commandos were attacked by all people on board by bricks, chairs, etc whatever they can find and shots were fired when someone tried to take one of the soldiers' gun.

hmmm, Israel warned them for weeks, it was bound to happen.

 

[gumshoe]

So..The people in Gaza only get about 15000 tons of supplies which is 1/4 of what they actually need to survive from week to week.. and a group is being shot at because they decided to give them more food??

Fuck Israel

 

[Lamel]

Well this is just messed up...

 

[commissar]

Well hopefully there's some international pressure and a resultant increase in supplied aid to the area.

 

[noah111]

Up to 10 people dead now and 30 injured.

The reason to attack the convoy was that "it was an attempt to deligitimize Israel by giving aid to people in Gaza"

That's sooo insulting!

What the fuck. I wonder if the US media will actually report something this time, hell something like this (if the facts are as they seem) should be addressed by the president himself..

 

[SpectreFire]

Hey look, it's Israeli acting like a giant fucking douchebag again.

What a surprise.

 

[Aaron]

Absolutely embarrassing.

Embarrassing? They're killing innocent people so they can continue starving other innocent people. That's not the word I would use. How about horrific, inhumane, callous, unfeeling, monstrous?

Before doing anything, Israel should ask themselves 'Is this something Hitler would have approved of?' If the answer is yes, DON'T DO IT.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Absolutely embarrassing.

But the Israel military never feels any shame about what it does. Always an excuse for why people have to die.

We'll see how this develops.

Everything Israel does was legitimized at this one point in time

Embarrassing? They're killing innocent people so they can continue starving other innocent people. That's not the word I would use. How about horrific, inhumane, callous, unfeeling, monstrous?

Before doing anything, Israel should ask themselves 'Is this something Hitler would have approved of?' If the answer is yes, DON'T DO IT.

I think they do ask that question. Only, the answer is interpreted differently.